Cotton-pest-destroying machine



J. M. SALADINER.

, COTTON PEST DESTROYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I, I920.

Patented 51111921, W21,

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J. M. SALADINER. COTTON PEST DESTROYING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY II 1920.

Patented June 21, 1921.

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To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Josnrrr M. SALA- niNnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bryan, in the county of Brazos and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Cottonl"est-Destroying Machine, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to a machine-particularly designed for use in the destruction of boll weevils and other pests of a like nature, it being more especially an improvement upon the structure disclosed in my co pending application Number 535L749, filed by me on Sept. 8, 1919.

One of the objects of the invention 18 to provide a machine which, in addition to dirooting poisonous'powder onto plants being treated, is also capable of supplying mo1sture to all portions of the plants so that when the powder is directed onto the plants Thus the machine is especially useful in localities which are very dr ll further object 'is to provide-a machine of this character having means whereby fluid of any kind can be sprayed directly on the vegetation, it being possible to use a destructive fluid upon vegetations such as weeds and the like growing along fences and at the edges of cotton fields where the in sects breed, the fluid thus used serving not only to destroy the insects but also the vegetation on which they are found.

A further object is toprovide improved means whereby the liquid used for spraying the vegetation is held constantly under pressure so as to be expelled. with suitioient force to properly moisten all portions of the plants being treated.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction {hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without depart in r from the spirit of the invention.

. n the accompanying drdwingsthe preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a machine having the present improvements combined therewith, parts being brolren away.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat gngg fl Ju e 21 192L Application filed May 1, 1920.

Serial No. 378,272.

one of the tanks and. showing its relief valve.

lug. 5 1s a bottom plan view of a portion of one of the wing 01' hoods of the machine.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates-a portable structure having swivel connections 2 upon the rear end thereof which are slidably engaged by the pipes 3 forming the frames of the hingedly connected wing sections 4, these pipes being U-shaped and closed at their ends, the ends of the two pipes lapping and being pivotally mounted on a rod' 5. as shown. The cover ofthe wing, which can be of canvas or any other suitable flexible sheet material-has been indicated generally at/L'.

Mounted on the structure 1 is a powder container 6 having a distributing hand 7 ex tending therefrom, and from i which hand project flexible tubes 8 which. open downi'vardly through the wings i torining nozzles 8. A fan casing has been indicated at 9 and communicates through a line 10 with.

the bottom portion of the container 6 so that, when the fan is operated, the air blast passing underthe container 6 will force the powder, which is of a poisonous substance,

through the tubes 8 and the wings s so that it will be scattered over the plants overhung by the W1110S during the lorward movement oi the mac iine.

lhe structure thus far described has already been disclosed in my application. heretotorementioned and, in itself, constitutes no part of the present invent-ion.

It has been found that in very dry climates it isa difficult matter to use powder as a poison because of the fact that it will not properly adhere to the'plants. in order to overcome this OlJjQC-tlbn l have provided means whereby moisture can be directed onto the plants in advance of the spreading of the powder so thatwhen the powder is distributed it will adhere to the plants. The means provided forthis purpose consists of one or more tanks 11 which can be fastened to the sides or-at any other points on the I structure 1. In the present instance two of these tanks have been shown, one at each side of the machine. Each tank has an air inlet-flue l2openin'g into the top thereofand extending from one side of the fine 10,

. each of these fines 12, which may be considered as branches of the flue 10, has a damper 13 forv controlling the flow of air through it and another damper 14L may be provided in the fine 10 for the purpose of controlling the flow of air to the distributing 7 with longitudinal slots 19 so that when the pressure in the tank rises above a predetermined point, the valve 16 will be elevated thereby and the slots 19 will be gradually exposed to the external atmosphere, thus allowing the air gradually to escape. As

soon as the pressure in the tank is relieved the valve will be automatically reseated.

Each of the tanks has an outlet extension 20 provided with a valve 21 and connected to each of these extensions is a flexible tube 22. V

As before stated the frame of each of the wings 4 is formed of a substantially U- shaped pipe. This pipe extends along three sidesof each wing and has its bottom portion formedwith small apertures '23. A nipple 24lextends upwardly 'from each of the pipes 3 and is adaptedto be engaged by one of the flexible tubes 22, as shown in Fig. 3.

Arranged within each wing close to and parallel with the back portion or its frame member or pipe 3 is a spraying pipe 25 having outlet openings 26 therein which are arranged to' direct jets of spray downwardly and rearwardly from the pipe, as shown in Fig. 3. Each of these spray pipes 25 has a nipple 27 extending therefrom. adjacent the nipple 24 and which is likewise adapted to be detachably engaged by one of the flexible tubes 23.

It will be understood that when the machine is iii-operation a portion of the air expelled by the fanin the casing 9 will be directed through each of the branch fines 12 fwhile the remainder will. be directed to the spreading hand 7; T he air directed-to the branches 12 will be discharged into the tanks 11 where the water contained in the tanks will be held under compression. The air directed to the hand Twill, blow poisonous powder onto tbeplants under the wings or hoods 4: and as the machine is moving forward the powder will be directed onto the as the machine moves along the row so as to thoroughly moisten the plants before the powder is blown upon them. Thus it will be seen that when the powder does reach the plants it will adhere thereto.

Should it be desired to sprinkle waterover a large area the flexible tubes 22 can be connected to the nipples 24 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Should it be desired to destroy plants and insects around the edges of the field,v pe

troleuin or other liquid can be substituted for the. water in the tank and can be dis charged into the pipes 23 and sprayed onto the plants as the machine is carried around the field.

It willbe understood of course that by means of. the dampers 13 and let the flow of air to the various parts ;of the apparatus can be controlled at all times.

Itis to be understood that by providing wings'or hoods l the dust directed under the said wings or hoods will be caused positively to come into-contact with the plants thereunder so as to adhere to the moistened surface thereof. Without these wings or hoods thedust would tend to blow away and scatter so as to render the machine inefficient.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a movably supported structure, a wing thereon and means for scatteringa dust upon plants beneath the wing, of means carried by said structure for spraying plants in advanceof the powder distributing means.

2. In a machine of the class described the combination with a portable structure, wings carried therebyior extending over plants,'

and means for directing powder into the wings and spreading it over the plants ther under, or liquid spraying means along the advancing portions of the wings, means for.

holding liquid. under pressure, and a valved connection between said holding means and the spraying means.

A machine of the class described including a movably supported structure,

wing.

ing with a powder the plants under the I 5. The combination with a movably supported structure, of wings carried thereby for extending over plants, a blower, means connected to the blower for directing air under pressure to the wings to convey powder onto plants below the wings, a liquid storage tank, means for conveying air under pressure from the blower to thetank, a pipe connected to each of the wings, and having outlet apertures, and a valved connection 10 between the storage tank and said pipe.

In testimony that .l claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedv my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOSEPH M. SALADINER.

Witnesses: 4

LAMAR BETHEA, R. S. TAYLOR. 

